Exceptional, and fine Tabriz, Northwest Iran, late 19th/earl - Lot 73

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Exceptional, and fine Tabriz, Northwest Iran, late 19th/earl - Lot 73
Exceptional, and fine Tabriz, Northwest Iran, late 19th/early 20th century Prayer rug Silk velvet on silk foundation Gilded beige field decorated with a crenellated mihrab with mosaic and grid of finely drawn floral bulbs, pearl gray, ivory and golden yellow. Borders with poetic inscriptions The inscriptions are from a poem by the great Persian poet Saadi Shirazi (1210-1291) A poem about nature, friendship, love and wisdom...which begins with : The trees have blossomed and the nightingales have become drunk, friends are gathered around a glass... And ends with: Having failed to find the path of Folly, many have taken the path of Reason Good condition 173 x 128 cm
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